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lzaaz | 3 years ago

We shouldn't switch to battery-powered vehicles until they can replace our current ICE vehicles.

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cjdoc29|3 years ago

That's short-sighted. It's also possible to create a BEV that might not replace ICE vehicles for all use cases, but one that replaces the ICE vehicle in particular circumstances.

A BEV fits into my lifestyle. So much so that I think owning an ICE vehicle would decrease my quality of life. I don't want to go to a gas station every week. I don't want to have to take my car in for tune-ups every year.

lzaaz|3 years ago

>I don't want to go to a gas station every week.

But... you'd rather charge every time you use it? And what if you run out of energy in the middle of a trip?

>I don't want to have to take my car in for tune-ups every year.

What makes you think that electric cars don't need tune-ups?

bagels|3 years ago

In many cases they can. With the Tesla Semi they can replace some subset of trucks as well.